Pocket Counters & Counter Picks
Who counters Pocket in Deadlock? Heroes Pocket is strong against and heroes it struggles against, ranked by win rate over recent matches.
Squishy backline heroes like Mina, Sinclair, and Silver hate Pocket getting on top of them. He closes distance in a hurry, drops burst before they can react, and slips out through walls and cover so they never get a clean angle to punish him. The trouble comes against durable, self-sufficient bruisers. Seven, Victor, and Graves can eat his burst, out-trade him in a sustained fight, and shut down his escapes with lockdown or raw pressure. Once his opener is used, he's fragile and wants to disengage. Draft tip: pick Pocket to hunt fragile casters, avoid him into heavy frontline brawlers who won't die to one combo.
Pocket wins 44.38% of matches overall (#43 of 44 heroes) since the Halloween 2026 Update. Its most favorable matchup is Mirage at 50.94%; Graves is the toughest counter, holding Pocket to 37.79%.
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Start with Pocket on Amber, add both line-ups, and see how the complete draft changes the calibrated win probability.
Pocket is strong against
 Mirage | 50.94% | 19,891 |
Best counter picks against Pocket
 Graves | 37.79% | 55,476 |
 Paige | 38.25% | 40,243 |
 Seven | 39.08% | 41,863 |
 Kelvin | 39.19% | 20,841 |
 Victor | 39.62% | 44,125 |
 Baba | 39.97% | 17,855 |
 Deadman Danny | 40.11% | 41,436 |
 Rat King | 40.34% | 59,880 |
 Haze | 41.32% | 62,121 |
 Lady Geist | 41.34% | 33,936 |
 Ivy | 41.43% | 29,263 |
 Abrams | 41.73% | 45,451 |
 Dynamo | 42.46% | 30,147 |
 Warden | 43.10% | 24,993 |
 Lash | 43.22% | 43,149 |
 McGinnis | 43.40% | 18,260 |
 Drifter | 43.45% | 62,883 |
 Vindicta | 44.10% | 40,837 |
 Wraith | 44.40% | 45,994 |
 Calico | 45.04% | 23,044 |
 Nurse Harrow | 45.18% | 41,744 |
 Billy | 45.40% | 44,108 |
 Grey Talon | 45.47% | 28,275 |
 Infernus | 45.68% | 53,631 |
 Solomon | 45.92% | 17,799 |
 Apollo | 46.00% | 34,549 |
 Bebop | 46.08% | 54,136 |
 Holliday | 46.57% | 29,963 |
 Celeste | 46.68% | 41,580 |
 Yamato | 47.11% | 36,485 |
 Mo & Krill | 47.14% | 20,895 |
 Viscous | 47.43% | 19,973 |
 Paradox | 47.61% | 36,659 |
 Venator | 47.93% | 57,978 |
 Violet | 47.96% | 33,835 |
 Silver | 47.97% | 42,956 |
 Vyper | 48.29% | 18,663 |
 Sinclair | 48.41% | 13,818 |
 The Doorman | 48.43% | 21,761 |
 Mina | 49.09% | 51,752 |
 Rem | 49.34% | 42,951 |
 Shiv | 49.80% | 42,557 |
Pocket matchups shifting this week
Week-over-week movement in Pocket's head-to-head win rates — which matchups are swinging right now.
- Violet▲ +4.6pp→ 48.30%
- Mo & Krill▲ +2.9pp→ 46.67%
- Nurse Harrow▲ +1.8pp→ 44.86%
- Kelvin▼ -1.7pp→ 38.65%
- Deadman Danny▼ -1.7pp→ 40.05%
- Warden▼ -1.6pp→ 43.06%
Week of Nov 2 vs the prior week; the current week is still accumulating matches, so treat fresh swings as an early read.
Frequently Asked Questions
3 Q&A- Who counters Pocket in Deadlock?
- Graves, Paige and Seven are Pocket's toughest matchups since the Halloween 2026 Update: Pocket's win rate drops to 37.79% against Graves, 38.25% against Paige and 39.08% against Seven.
- How to counter Pocket in Deadlock?
- Pick the heroes Pocket struggles against most since the Halloween 2026 Update: Graves (Pocket wins only 37.79% against them), Paige (38.25%) or Seven (39.08%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Is Pocket good in the current Deadlock patch?
- Pocket wins 44.38% of recent 6v6 matches with a 19.09% pick rate — ranking #43 of 44 heroes by win rate since the Halloween 2026 Update. Its ban rate is 1.02% (#42).
Stats since the Halloween 2026 Update. Data updated Nov 7, 2026.